#97 | Matthew Moore | Improv for the People

Comedian Matthew Moore on performing improv in LA since 1995, comedy clubs in New York, and teaching at Improv for the People. Matthew Moore has studied and performed improv since 1995 in Los Angeles, as well as performing regularly at the major comedy clubs in LA and has also appeared at Caroline's on Broadway and Gotham Comedy Club in NY. Beyond the improv and comedy Matthew is also a writer, director, and producer of comedic short films. He currently teaches improv and standup comedy Improv for the People, which he started in 2008. To learn more about Matthew: https://improvforthepeople.com/coaches/ Chapters 0:00 Welcome Matthew Moore 2:33 Indiana, basketball and Caitlin Clark 5:03 A music mentor, managing and moving to LA 7:30 School band, the recorder and Canadian hockey 10:03 Working with Fairmont Hotels 12:33 America's sweetheart 15:00 Ryan on speaking and audience Q&A 17:38 Managing a singer-songwriter 20:04 Starting his first improv class 22:36 Why people sign up for improv 25:02 Questions people are afraid to ask 27:31 After the Groundlings, his own platform 30:04 Building Improv for the People 32:34 Improvising a guest's life on stage 35:05 Not missing what happens in the room 37:31 Montreal, Quebec and Canada 40:07 Teaching improv in Burundi 42:36 Improv at the next G20 45:05 Ryan on losing two and a half years to the pandemic 47:30 Comedy on roofs and in parking lots 50:05 Stand-up, the studio and corporate training 52:35 Bill Gates and being funny 55:06 The improv king needs a live audience 57:30 Where he does stand-up 1:00:01 Ryan on Dubai, Europe and lockdowns 1:02:32 Better days ahead 1:05:05 How YouTubers took off during Covid 1:07:30 How Ryan runs the cameras 1:10:05 An extra in Mr. and Mrs. Smith 1:12:36 Editing anywhere with a hard drive 1:15:03 Margaritas on Main Street 1:17:30 Two hours of someone's day 1:20:07 Serious conversations and funny ones 1:22:33 Plans for the year ahead 1:25:00 Giving up fizzy drinks 1:27:36 The cat and a hard stop 1:30:07 Favourite comedians 1:32:32 Leaving space for the funny The Ryan Pyle Podcast is ad-free by choice. If you enjoy these conversations, you can buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/ryanpyle Ryan's TV series are streaming around the world. Follow the Podcast X: https://x.com/RyanPylePodcast Facebook: https://facebook.com/ryanpylepodcast Follow Ryan Pyle YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ryanjpyle Instagram: https://instagram.com/ryanpyle X: https://x.com/RyanPyle Facebook: https://facebook.com/ryanpyle https://www.ryanpyle.com